CurtJ
517 escape rooms
This is a 30 minute game in the small amusement area of the Grand Traverse Hotel. The game itself is okay. There is, what we would consider, a red herring and the puzzles are on the easier side. The room is small, four people would be the max, and that’s pushing it. The real issue is that the “game master” is the attendant that is also running the axe throwing, arcade, VR, and duck bowling. One person can’t possibly be effective at any one of the tasks if it’s busy. One of the electronic puzzles was not working for us. We entered the correct sequence multiple times and we were waving at the camera for help. Nearly 5 minutes went by as we tried different variations of the code until one of us finally went to find the attendant. He came in and fixed the issue. I don’t blame the attendant. He was doing the best he could while running all the activities. You can clearly hear the axe throwing that is next to the room. Also there was no sound on the intro video or during the game. All that said, the game is fine for hotel guests who have zero to limited escape room experience.
